HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Group Cohesiveness, Environmental Health, Play Therapy
20 Dec 2016
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Thus, mental health is not entirely personal linked to others. We must consider mental health in a social context. What de nes poor mental health is just as contested as good mental health. The of cial list of mental disorders -> gateway to treatment. Produced by the apa, disorders drawn up on by committees. Even more severe experiences, like psychosis, are not entirely atypical. Criticisms: lacks validity, reduces highly personal experience to simple checklist. Measures whether a person matches particular types of disorder, does little to consider broader notion of mental health. How a diagnosis is formed: diagnosis a result of interview more so than physical exam. Includes history taking and record of person"s current psychopathology. Observations of friends and family can gure into equation. Results checked against dsm criteria, use of scales, clinical experience, etc. What emerges is not objective fact, but rather an interpretation grounded in value judgments.
